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Ministry of Corporate Affairs
IBBI amends Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India  Regulations, 2016 and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India  Regulations, 2017
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India   Regulations, 2022  and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India   Regulations, 2022  on 16th September, 2022.
To enable better participation of stakeholders and streamline the liquidation process to reduce delays and realise better value, the amendment in Liquidation Regulations make the following major modifications:
- The Committee of Creditors  constituted during Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process  shall function as Stakeholders Consultation Committee  in the first 60 days. After adjudication of claims and within 60 days of initiation of process, the SCC shall be reconstituted based upon admitted claims.
- The liquidator has been mandated to conduct the meetings of SCC in a structured and time bound manner with better participation of stakeholders.
- The scope of mandatory consultation by liquidator, with SCC has been enlarged. Now, SCC may even propose replacement of liquidator to the Adjudicating Authority  and fix the fees of liquidator, if the CoC did not fix the same during CIRP.
- If any claim is not filed during liquidation process, then the amount of claim collated during CIRP shall be verified by the liquidator.
- Wherever the CoC decides that the process of compromise or arrangement may be explored during liquidation process, the liquidator shall file application only in such cases before Adjudicating Authority for considering the proposal of compromise or arrangement, if any, within thirty days of the order of liquidation.
- Specific event-based timelines have been stipulated for auction process.
- Before filing of an application for dissolution or closure of the process, SCC shall advice the liquidator, the manner in which proceedings in respect of avoidance transactions or fraudulent or wrongful trading, shall be pursued after closure of liquidation proceedings.
The Amendment Liquidation Regulations and Amendment Voluntary Liquidation Regulations further lay down the manner and period of retention of records relating to liquidation and voluntary liquidation of a corporate debtor or corporate person, respectively.
The Amendment Liquidation Regulations and Amendment Voluntary Liquidation Regulations are effective from 16th September, 2022. These are available at www.mca.gov.in and www.ibbi.gov.in.
PIB Headquarters
BSNL landline disconnection date
BSNL Trivandrum Principal General Manager has informed that the landline telephone bills for the month of June 2017  should be paid on or before 19th July 2017 to get continuous BSNL landline service. Customers can pay their bills at nearest BSNL customer service centers, post offices, Janaseva Kendras and through the mobile application My BSNL App and also through the online portal of BSNL.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
Dam Safety
The safety of the dams is the primary responsibility of the dam owners, mainly being State Governments. The Dam Safety Act , 2021, provides for an institutional framework for prevention of dam failure related disaster through proper surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of the specified dams in India. The DSA, 2021 in no way seeks to alter or dilute the States' ownership of specified dams, or their role in day-to-day operation and management of such dams. The provisions of the Act are aimed at strengthening and empowering the States' own dam safety institutional arrangements, with technical and professional inputs from central institutions.
The DSA, 2021 has a provision for the constitution of a National Committee on Dam Safety by the Government of India, consisting of 21 members, which includes seven representatives of the State Governments as Members of the Committee.In parallel to this the States are mandated to constitute State Committee on Dam Safety and State Dam Safety Organization, in which the members are to be nominated by the State Governments concerned.
The water resources projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the concerned State Governments as per their own resources and priority. The Land Acquisition  and Rehabilitation and Resettlement  works of such projects are also carried out by the concerned State Governments as per the applicable Act, Rules or/and guidelines.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Tourism
All the 5 key priority areas set for the deliberations endorsed by all Member countries, Invitee countries and International organisations at the first G20 Tourism Working Group meeting: Secretary, Tourism
The construction of the road from Dhordo village o Dholavira UNESCO World Heritage site will give an economic boost to the region: Shri Arvind Singh
The First G20 Tourism Working Group meeting held at Rann of Kutch, Gujarat concluded successfully on 10th February, 2023.
Briefing mediapersons in New Delhi today, Secretary, Tourism Shri Arvind Singh said that all the 5 key priority areas set for the deliberations were endorsed by all Member countries,Invitee countries and International organisations. There was a consensus among the participating countries that the priorities set by India are in the right direction, Sh Arvind Singh added.
Giving more details, Shri Arvind Singh said, “ The other constructive activity was information sharing of best practices at the side event of Rural Tourism where we saw participation from international organizations. There was also participation from India, some from the representatives of state governments and some also from the private sector. “
Secretary also informed that another positive impact of the event is the construction of the road from Dhordo village to Dholavira UNESCO World heritage site which will give an economic boost to the region and encourage more tourism in that area. He said that the visit to Dholavira was also an eye opener as to how to take archaeological tourism forward. In that, the international experiences of Indonesia, Mexico, Spain, UNESCO, and other institutions like the Aga Khan Trust which were shared at the side event on Archaeological tourism will prove useful, he said.
Shri Arvind Singh said that based on the discussions, the members will distill the proceedings and draw the roadmap for further deliberations on the 5 priorities at the next working group meeting which will be held in April at Siliguri.
Shri Arvind Singh said that the members of the G20 countries, participants of invitee countries and representatives from four international organisations ILO, UNEP,WTO,ADB were present at the first Tourism Working Group meeting .
Ministry of Home Affairs
Appointment of Shri Nasir Kamal as Additional Director General, BSF
The competent authority has appointed Shri Nasir Kamal, IPS  as Additional Director General, Border Security Force for a period of four years from the date of assumption of charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Ministry of Power
Shri RK Singh launches award scheme under 'Saubhagya'
More than 1.65 Crore households connected since the launch ofSaubhagya
Shri RK Singh, Minister of State  for Power and New & Renewable Energy announced an award scheme under Saubhagya here today to felicitate the DISCOMs / Power Department of the States and their employees for achieving 100 per cent household electrification in their area of operations. Awards would be provided for achieving 100 per cent household electrification at DISCOM/Power Department level of the States. Eight States which have already achieved more than 99 per cent household electrification prior to launch of Saubhagya , are ineligible for participation under the award scheme. All the remaining States and their Discoms are eligible for the award.
Award will be given in three categories,  DISCOMs / Power Departments of Special Category States ;  DISCOMs / Power Departments of other than Special Category States having more than 5 Lakh un-electrified households and  DISCOMs / Power Departments of other than Special Category States having less than 5 Lakh un-electrified households.
There will be two quantum of award in each of the three categories. Under first quantum of award, the 1stDISCOM / Power Department to achieve 100per cent household electrification by30th November 2018 would be provided cash award of Rs. 50 Lakh. The Principal Secretary  of the State will devise the mechanism to distribute this cash prize amongst employees of the concerned DISCOM / Power Department. From this amount, Rs. 20 Lakh will be given to the division of DISCOM/Power Department with highest number of households electrified. Certificate of appreciation would also be given to five officials of concerned DISCOM/Power Department of any level from managing Director to Lineman to be nominated by the Principal Secretary  of the States. The second quantum of awardincludes cash award of Rs. 100 Crore as grant to the concerned DISCOM/Power Department to be spent in distribution infrastructure development in their area of operation. The Principal Secretary  of the State will decide work to be executed from this amount.
Other DISCOM/Power Department of the States to achieve 100% household electrification by 31st December 2018 would also be provided certificate of appreciation for five officials of any level from managing Director to Lineman to be nominated by the Principal Secretary  of the States.
Government of India launched ‘PradhanMantriSahajBijliHarGharYojana’  in Sept. 2017 to achieve the goal of universal household electrification in the country by 31st March 2019. The scheme envisages to provide last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all remaining households in rural as well as urban areas. With the support of State Power Departments and DISCOMs more than 1.65 Crore households have already been connected since the launch of scheme. All the States have shown confidence in achievement of the target much before the targeted timelines.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
One Stop Crisis Centre
One Stop Centre  at the district level maintains the record of complaints received from women affected by violence. Ministry of Women and Child Development reviews the functioning of OSCs from time to time.
As per the guidelines, OSCs are required to have the facility for temporary stay up to 5 days with 5 beds. To address the complaints of aggrieved women, the Scheme of One Stop Centre is to provide for a range of services for violence affected women including police facilitation, legal counselling, psycho-social counselling, medical aid and temporary shelter in an integrated manner under one roof.
Under the scheme, OSCs are required to have a centre administrator, case workers, medical personnel, police facilitation officer, psycho-social counsellor, legal counsellor, security guard, IT staff and multi-purpose workers. Capacity building of OSC functionaries are undertaken through National, Regional and State trainings and workshops to improve the responsiveness of OSC staff. OSCs are also integrated with Women Helpline to improve the functioning and responsiveness of OSC staff.
Media and publicity campaigns are undertaken to increase awareness about OSCs at district level.
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
First meeting of the Youth20 Group to be held in Guwahati from 6th to 8th February
Around 12,000 students from over 50 Colleges & Universities across the 34 districts of Assam will deliberate on the five themes of the Summit over the next few days
These deliberations and suggestions will be shared with the delegates during the Y20 meeting
400 selected students from Assam will participate in the central event at IIT-Guwahati on 7th February
As India is hosting the Youth20  summit for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the first meeting of the Y20 Group shall be held in Guwahati from 6th to 8th February, 2023. This is the first of the various meetings to be held on the five Y20 themes across India in a run-up to the final Youth-20 Summit in August 2023. More than 250 delegates from across the world are expected to participate in the 3-day event in Assam. It will focus on five themes of Future of Work; Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction; Peace Building and Reconciliation; Youth in Democracy and Health, Wellbeing and Sports.
Youth20 is one of the eight official engagement groups under the G20 umbrella. The G20 rotating presidency bears the responsibility of hosting the youth summit, which usually takes place some weeks prior to the traditional forum to know what the youths are thinking and incorporate their suggestions in their own policy proposals. It is an attempt to create a connecting point between G20 governments and their local youth. The Y20 India Summit in 2023 would exemplify India’s youth-centric efforts and provide an opportunity to showcase its values and policy measures to the youth across the globe.
In order to create a participative and inclusive deliberation process in the run up to the Y20 meeting, over 50 Universities/Colleges across the 34 districts of Assam will be organizing seminars, workshops, debates and panel discussions in their campuses from 19th January onwards till the inception meeting. Over 12,000 college/university students are expected to participate in these events. Each Higher Education Institution will be also be organizing awareness drive at 10 nearby schools to sensitize the schools about G-20 groupings and functioning.
400 participants including Prize winners of competitions from various participating University/College will participate in the central event at IIT-Guwahati on 7th February, 2023 and will be accordingly mentored for understanding Innovations and Industry-Academia linkages. They will also get an opportunity to interact with the international youth delegates to exchange ideas for a shared future.
For further details refer:
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1889239
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1888943
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Application of Nano-Fertilizers
Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  has provisionally notified Nano Urea as Nano Nitrogen Fertilizers in Fertilizer Control Order, 1985.
As per the 11,000 All India Farmers field trials on 94 crops conducted by Indian Council of Agricultural Research -KVKs, the application of Nano Urea results into better crop productivity.
Two Central Public Sector Undertaking  namely National Fertilizers Limited  and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited  have also signed MoUs with IFFCO for transfer of technology for setting up nano urea plants at Nangal  and Trombay , respectively.
Department has also issued guidelines for development of entrepreneurs for drone spraying of liquid fertilizers. Use of Nano Urea is promoted through different activities such as awareness camps, webinars, nuked nataks, field demonstrations, kisan sammelans and films in regional languages etc.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Bhagwanth Khuba in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
AYUSH
All-India Institute of Ayurveda organises a three days seminar on the occasion of Sushruta Jayanti
Deparment of Shalyatantra of AIIA performs dozens of live surgeries
The All-India Institute of Ayurveda  is organizing a three days seminar from 13-15th july 2023 on the auspicious occasion of Sushruta Jayanti-2023. Sushruta Jayanti is celebrated every year on 15th July to honour the legendary Sushruta, hailed as the father of surgery. To commemorate this remarkable figure and his invaluable contributions to the field of surgery, the AIIA's Department of Shalyatantra is organising a prestigious event called "Shalyacon".
During the seminar live surgical demonstration was performed on 13 and 14th July. On the first day of the session, nine live surgical demonstrations were performed including Laparoscopic surgery and General surgical procedures. This allowed participants to witness and learn from live surgical demonstrations. Additionally, a Scientific Session provided a platform for researchers and experts to share their knowledge and insights followed by a cultural programme. On the second day of the session 13 live surgeries were performed.
The National Seminar on Shalya Tantra and Sangyaharan, organized in association with AAIM , commenced on July 13, 2023 and will continue till July 15, 2023. The seminar aims to promote the wisdom and practices of Sushruta and facilitate insightful discussions on the advancements in the field of surgery where 180 participants registered across India.
Chairperson, NCISM Dr. Deopujari Jayant was the chief guests for the inauguration ceremony. President, Rashtriya Shikshan Mandal, PuneDr. Dilip Puranik and Vice Chancellor, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar Dr. Mukul Patel were the Guest of Honour for the event. Prof. Tanuja Nesari , Prof Dr Yogesh Badwe, HoD Shalyatantra welcomed all the dignitaries and briefed about seminar. Dr D.N Pande, President AAIM and other senior faculty members were present at the occasion.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 203.10 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 3.54 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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3,54,11,820
More than 203.10 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 3.54 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses $are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Defence
88TH AIR FORCE DAY: AIR DISPLAY
The Indian Air Force proudly celebrates its 88TH anniversary on 08 Oct 2020. A scintillating air display by various aircraft will be the hallmark of the Air Force Day Parade cum Investiture Ceremony at Air Force Station Hindan . Rehearsals for the air display will commence from 01st October 2020 . The general area over which the aircraft will be flying at low levels are Wazirpur bridge – Karwalnagar – Afjalpur - Hindan, Shamli – Jiwana – Chandinagar – Hindan, Hapur – Philkua – Ghaziabad – Hindan.
BIRDS POSE A VERY SERIOUS THREAT TO FLYING AIRCRAFT, SPECIALLY AT LOW LEVELS. EATABLES THROWN OUT IN THE OPEN ATTRACT BIRDS. TO ENSURE SAFETY OF THE AIRCRAFT, PILOTS AND PEOPLE ON GROUND, THE INDIAN AIR FORCE REQUESTS ALL CITIZENS OF DELHI, GHAZIABAD AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD NOT TO THROW EATABLES AND GARBAGE IN THE OPEN. ALSO, IF THEY FIND ANY CARCASSES/DEAD ANIMALS LYING OUT IN THE OPEN, THEY MUST REPORT THIS MATTER TO THE NEAREST AIR FORCE UNIT/POLICE STATION TO ARRANGE FOR ITS DISPOSAL. ALSO PLEASE CALL/SMS TO THE OFFICER INCHARGE BIRD HAZARD COMBAT TEAM  ON CELL NO. 9559898964
The air display will commence with flag bearing sky divers of the famous AKASH GANGA Team dropping out of an AN-32 aircraft in their colourful canopies, at 0800 hours.
The flypast would include the vintage aircraft, modern transport aircraft and frontline fighter aircraft. The ceremony will conclude at 1052 hours with a spell binding aerobatic display.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Department of Consumer Affairs organises National Level Capacity Building Workshop on Price Monitoring of Essential Commodities
State nodal officers to focus on quality and regularity of the price data: Secretary DoCA
The Department of Consumer Affairs organized a one-day Capacity Building Workshop on Price Monitoring on 30th September, 2022 in New Delhi. The workshop was a part of the initiative to increase the geographical coverage of price collection, improve the quality of price data and analytical output thereof. The main objective of the Workshop was sensitize the State nodal officers of the importance of price data, to familiarize them with the methodology for price collection and to work out the plan for the ensuing capacity building workshops at the zonal/State level for price reporting centres.
In the inaugural address of the Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri Rohit Kumar Singh appreciated all state representatives for the commendable job of collecting and reporting price data. He emphasized the importance of the price monitoring, quality of price data being reported and the way the data being used in various policy decisions. He informed the state nodal officers to focus on quality and regularity of the price data. It was also mentioned that having price data collection centers across all the districts in country would result in better representation of information.
The technical support for the upgradation of the PMD is being provided by Asian Development Bank. In the address by Shri Krishan Singh Rautela details of the support provided by ADB and importance of price monitoring for social protection was put in picture.
During the technical sessions, detailed discussions were conducted on price collection app, challenges in the collection process, tech enabled data visualization dashboards and detailed explanation about the policies were discussed with the state nodal officers.
The event concluded with interactions with state nodal officers by addressing their queries about the developments in the department, guidelines of price collection mechanism and developing a roadmap for conducting capacity building workshops in the states to build robust price collection mechanism. In concluding remarks, the economic advisor, Department of Consumer Affairs, Shri K Guite thanked the participants for their immense support and contribution in collection of prices from the collection centre highlighting the importance of the quality of data being reported.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s meeting with Dr. Nobuhiro Endo, Chairman, NEC Corporation
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met Dr. Nobuhiro Endo, Chairman, NEC Corporation on 23 May 2022 in Tokyo. Prime Minister appreciated NEC’s role in India’s telecommunication sector, especially in undertaking Chennai-Andaman & Nicobar Islands  and Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands  OFC projects. He also highlighted investment opportunities under Production Linked Incentive  scheme.
They discussed various reforms being undertaken to enable ease of doing business in India including in industrial development, taxation and labour. They also discussed opportunities in India in new and emerging technologies.